When Science Isn’t Science
Many modern scientists simply follow in the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau who once opined that “world population must be stabilized and to do that we must eliminate 350,000 people per day.”
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Will Policy Makers Turn a Global Economic Slowdown Into a Crisis?
It is easy to blame weakening global markets on Trump, but it would be dangerous to believe that's the real cause of the slowdown.
Why Taiwan Grew Rich While the Mainland Starved
Although hardly "free-market" in any doctrinaire way, the relatively free economy of Taiwan delivered immense growth in standards of living while many Chinese on the mainland starved.
The Interwar Years: Ludwig von Mises as Economic Adviser
As a government economist for Austria following WWI, Mises fought a losing battle against reckless policies of inflation and government spending.
The “Green New Deal” Debunked (Part 2 of 2)
The "Green New Deal" is aptly named, in the sense that the original New Deal was a massive boondoggle that restricted liberty and crippled the economy.
On Being an Economist
The economist’s lot is to study a field in which, almost more than any other, human folly displays itself.
Venezuela’s Economic Collapse Was Enabled by its Central Bank
The Venezuelan central bank helped the regime destroy the middle class's wealth for many years.
The Euro Shows That a Fiat Money System Is More Expensive than We Thought
A traditional argument for unbacked fiat money was based on the idea it was less-costly to produce fiat money than gold or silver. This cost savings could then enrich society overall. But recent data suggests this isn't true.
Herb Kelleher and the Free-Market Fight for Southwest
Big firms that dominate the marketplace have never had much of a problem with government regulations that keep new competitors from springing up.
The Decline of the Scholar and the Decline of Academia
The academic scholar, along with the great teacher, is vanishing from the universities and being replaced by one-dimensional specialists.
